Laura Osman
About Laura Osman
Reporter with The Canadian Press
'There was no plan.' Officers slam attempts by Ottawa force to handle 'Freedom Convoy'
The "Freedom Convoy" had gridlocked Canada's capital city for more than two weeks before the "floundering" Ottawa police force approved a detailed plan to handle it, senior police officers have told the public inquiry into the Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act.
Public health officials warily eye COVID variant evolution as fall resurgence approaches
The national public health agency is preparing for "worst-case scenario" COVID-19 variants that can evade immunity, Canada's top doctor told members of Parliament on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, as early signs point to a fall resurgence of the virus.
Blaring intro to life in Ottawa during "Freedom Convoy" protest comes with recording of deafening chorus of big-rig horns
Ottawa has dealt with a fair number of serious crises over the last few years. A massive and destructive windstorm, floods, a giant sinkhole that swallowed a busy downtown throughway and, of course, a global pandemic.
MPs will not investigate 'obstruction of justice' allegation against Mendicino
Members of the House of Commons immigration committee voted on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, not to investigate allegations of obstruction of justice against Marco Mendicino, who was formerly in charge of the file.
Cap on international students' working hours should be permanently lifted: advocates
A new pilot project to lift the cap on the number of hours international students can work should be made permanent, say advocates who have spent years asking for the change.
Inflation will chew up rent support payments, dental cheques, Conservatives say
Liberal payments for dental care and rental housing will only add to inflation, without providing relief from the rising cost of living, Conservative MPs argued in the House of Commons on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Say goodbye to border vaccine requirements, mandatory masks on planes and trains
The final vestiges of COVID-19 restrictions at Canada's borders will be lifted on Saturday, October 1, 2022, as federal ministers announced on Monday, September 26, 2022, the end of mandatory vaccination, random tests, quarantine, use of the ArriveCan app and masks on planes and trains.
Canada to end vaccine requirements and ArriveCan app at border Sept. 30
The last of Canada's COVID-19 border restrictions will disappear at the end of this month with the expiry of a cabinet order affecting mandatory vaccinations, testing and quarantine of international travellers.
Tories claim Poilievre's popularity forced Liberals to talk of easing border restrictions
The government was motivated to reconsider COVID-19 restrictions at Canada's border because of the growing popularity of new Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, MPs from his caucus said on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
Dental-care bill first up as Parliament resumes
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos tabled new dental-care legislation in the House of Commons Tuesday to allow the government to send cheques to low- and middle-income families to help them pay for their kids' oral health services.